The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-08-26
For the AsheviIle CITIZEN
FROM ONE OF OUR NORTH CARO-
LIMA GIRLS IN OREGON.

McM1NNvILLE. Oregon. August Is, 'S7.
Messrs. EDITORS -Ifyou will allow me
space in your worthy paper l will give
you brief sketch of my travels to Ore.
gon. I fully:intended writing to your
paper before now, but week after week
has passed, and | have not done so.
left AsheyiHe, N. c., Wednesday,
April the 27th. Parted with many
friends and relatives, which was very
sad. left Asheviile with several others
for Oregon. Coming down the French
Broad River could scarcely realize that
was leaving friends and relatives to go
SO far away among strangers. When we
reached the station at Alexander's we
had three more to jCS .aFs for Oregon, ell
young men and feIooking as sad
as the rest of u.s. aBy forming their
acquaintance it broke the silence which
was relief to me. We came on to the
Hot Springs where we stopped for sup
per; then on to Morristown where we
renamed for the rest of the night. We
started next day at ii o'clock and then
met the Test of our party, some of them
being relatives of mine made it more
pleasant for me. We reached Knoxville
at one O'Clock, there we stopped for din
ner; then on to Chattanooga. remaining
there from eight o'clock to eleven, which
time we spent very pleasantly. Arriving
at St. LOUIS, we stopped but our time
was too short for us to see much of this
noted city. After leaving we travelled
along the grand old Mississippi one day.
st. Paul was our next destination. We
we're detained on the road two hours.
The train we would have taken if we
had been on time was wrecked, and we
thank God for being behind time We spent
Sunday in st. Paul, and started feeling
somewhat refreshed from our days rest
We passed through the famous city of
Minneapolis. Some of the scenery on
our way was grand beyond description.
Some places looked as though nature had
gone to extreme where the sky and
earth seemed to be blending in sweet
communion. enjoyed the scenery ofI
many new and strange things while
crossing the prairies, rivers and hills.
We reached Portland, Oregon, Thursday
May the 5th. Portland surprised us.
We expected to see pleasant quiet city
OF moderate size, but found stirring
bustling city of SO, 900 inhabitants. Fine
stores, and splendid buildings greeted US.
Sauntering around We found wealth and
luxury, fine dwellings and good looking
people seemed to abound. Portland il
situated on the Willamette River, where
large steamers and immense ships come
in from all parts of the world, bringing
emigrants and produce, and carrying
away cargoee of wheat and other products
of Oregon. At five o'clock in the even
ing we started for McMinnville, where
our journey was ended. There I met
friends and relatives who welcomed me
to their home.
like Oregon very much, and shall no |
doubt make it my future home; and were
the loyed friends lsst boh4a Oily iIere
with me would be very happy, but they |
will never be forgotten. Although noun
tains and rivers, hills and plains have
been crossed, and about 1000 miles lie
between me and my dear ones in below
ed North Carolina, my heart will ever
turn to the old home of my childhood. |
Yours truly,
LINDA A. PATTY.